Medical Observer Views

We must stop gene-edited changes that pass on to children

15th March 2019
Remember the global outrage four months ago at world-first claims a researcher had used the gene-editing tool CRISPR to edit…
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Gene editing
Specialist Updates Neurology

Third-degree relatives with Alzheimer's linked to higher risk for the disease

14th March 2019
Having second- or third-degree relatives with Alzheimer's raises a person's risk of developing the disease, a new study…
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DNA molecule
6Minutes News

Speed bump ahead: Experts call for halt to 'gene-edited babies'

14th March 2019
Top scientists and ethicists from seven countries have called for a global moratorium on gene editing of human eggs, sperm…
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Professor He Jiankui
Medical Observer Views

Unlocking the mystery of French babies born with deformed arms

14th March 2019
The French national birth-defect agency REMERA recently identified clusters of children born with malformed limbs in three…
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Baby feet
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A stepwise approach to managing moderate to severe COPD: case study

17th April 2019
This content has been developed independently by Australian Doctor Group at the request of, and with funding from,…
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6Minutes News

Aussie doctors discover 'exceptionally rare' semi-identical boy and girl twins

28th February 2019
A set of Australian twins — a boy and a girl — have been identified as just the second in the world to be created from one…
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sperm and egg
Clinical Focus Case Report

What's causing this former jockey's nephrotic syndrome?

27th February 2019
Nicholas is a 38-year-old retired jockey who attends regularly for prescriptions for timolol and latanoprost eye drops to…
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Jockey horse trainer
Australian Doctor News

Enterovirus linked to coeliac disease

20th February 2019
Early gut infection with enterovirus may be a trigger for coeliac disease in susceptible children, research suggests. In an…
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Gluten